Auto vs Manual for Video
I’ve received a lot of emails from customers confused about how to use the manual video settings on the Lumix GH3. In this short video I try to show the correct way to access and shoot video in either...
View ArticleDo eProduct Customers Miss the Touch and Feel of a ” Photo Product”?
In this Crockettville vlog post, I wanted to share with you about a recent request from a customer to deliver the eProduct on DVD. I thought is was an unusual request, so I gently asked the client...
View ArticleHybrid Photographer Marketing Piece for Gathering New Commercial Clients.
Will Crockett is changing how he markets his own services to his clients. Now that Will is finally comfy with offering clients a blend of photo+video+audio hybrid creation services, he’s rebranding...
View ArticlePreparing for Talking Portrait Shoots
What’s better to capture the soul of a loved one than a rich, well lit, carefully posed portrait created by a master of the craft? A portrait that presents the added element of movement and reveals the...
View ArticleIs This Powerful Online Tool the Hybrid Photographer’s New Best Friend?
After receiving an e-mail with this new feature I wanted to bring you all the exciting news. Zenfolio, a service I’ve come to love and use with all of my clients now, has gone Hybrid. They have...
View ArticleHybrid Photography Offers More Opportunities for Authenticity
I said in the Sheroe’s Google Hangout of our favorite tools for video that mine was my brain. What I meant is I think differently when I add video and audio to my sessions. My main goal as a...
View ArticleWelcoming Hybrid for Commercial Photo Success.
Speaking of welcoming, say hello to our newest vlogger, Mr. Joe Smithberger! – ed. As a starting point I am looking to duplicate and supplement the work I am doing now with Hybrid imaging tools. I...
View ArticlePremium Profits from the Easy eCardPRO Hybrid eProduct
Here’s a little update on our latest Hybrid project, the eCardPRO Talking Business Card. In an era where just about everyone is carrying around a smartphone or tablet device, and everyone else is on...
View ArticleChange the Speed of Your Video Clips
In this vlog post I’m going to demonstrate how when you change the frame rate of your video clips, you can add emotion to your hybrid eProducts. When you change your frame rate or clip speed you can do...
View ArticlePhoto “flavor” for video is easier than you think. Talking Portraiture with...
Your portraiture has it’s own lighting style, signature color look, and overall flavor that’s all yours. You may have taken years to perfect it. Now that you are preparing for shooting “Talking...
View ArticleLighting Video On-Location
Here are some thoughts on how to walk into a new situation and decide how you are going to light it for a talking portrait. This is a way to break down the location into parts to make lighting it...
View ArticleMore Main Light Options for eCardPRO and Talking Portraits
More mainlight solutions for you to begin shooting Talking Portraits and eCardPRO business cards. I want to share with you how I adapted a standard Chimera soft box for use with an LED light panel...
View ArticleQ: What is Hybrid Photography?
Let me help you with this question…I am the creator of Hybrid Photography as we know it today and is the “Coach” of the Hybrid Heroes Talent Team, the Captain of the Fujifilm Elite Imaging Talent Team,...
View ArticleQ: What is an eProduct?
At some point in the not-too-distant future, professional photographers will be making to majority of their profits by selling hybrid photography eProducts instead of prints and printed products....
View ArticleHow Do I Make a Successful eProduct for Weddings? Continued
After completing a wedding recently, I wanted to share with everyone some thoughts and my experience in creating an eProduct for wedding clients. I’ve been learning to use ProShow Producer 5 lately,...
View ArticleQ: How Are Clients Responding to Hybrid Photography?
Hybrid Photography is moving into mainstream and with it comes the task of moving my existing cliental to finding Hybrid Photography useful for their business. I wanted to take you into the work I’m...
View ArticleQ: How Does Mirrorless Handle Interior and Exterior Photography?
As imaging and marketing professionals, we use every opportunity we can to give out clients the best possible content. Recently, a return client opened a new branch and needed building interior and...
View ArticleQ: How Do I Market My Hybrid Photography To Clients?
Now that you know how to create fabulous Hybrid Photos how would you go about marketing it to potential clients? There are many ways to market your hybrid photography that is cost effective. I touch on...
View ArticleQ: What’s Will’s “everyday” shoot setup for hybrid?
Thanks for all the great questions and comments on hybrid workflow from our super successful live streaming event. Here’s a quick look at some of our typical hybrid studio setup solutions…Because we...
View ArticleQ: What Skills Do I need for Shooting Pro Hybrid Files?
Hybrid photography sells. We are selling the eCardPRO eProduct now, developing another eProduct for restaurants, and we project that 2/3 of our studio’s growth in 2014 will be in the form of hybrid...
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